The International Council for Standardization in Haematology
MARCH 2024 ISSUE
In this issue:
New ICSH Board Member Dr Ben Hedley
ICSH New Publications
ICSH Meetings
ICSH Awards
ICSH Current Projects
New ICSH Corporate Members
New ICSH Affiliate Members
New ICSH Board Member Dr Ben Hedley
The ICSH welcomes Dr Ben Hedley - here
ICSH New Publications
February 23 ICSH guidance for INR and D-dimer testing using Point of Care testing in primary care IJLH D. Fitzmaurice - Wiley Online
July 23 ICSH guidance for measurement of factor VIII and factor IX type I inhibitors IJLH P. Meijer - Wiley Online
November 23 New ICSH Guidance for New Lot Verification of Coagulation Reagents, Calibrators, and Controls Seminars in Thrombosis and Haemostasis R. Gosselin - Wiley Online - Thieme
November 23 New ICSH Recommendations on fibrinogen assays, thrombin clotting time and related tests in the investigation of bleeding disorders. IJLH I. Mackie - Wiley Online
December 23 Report of the International Council for Standardization in Haematology working group for standardization of reticulocyte parameters IJLH A.Obstfeld - Wiley Online
January 24 ICSH guidance for internal quality control policy for blood cell counters IJLH McCafferty - Wiley Online
January 24 ICSH review of internal quality control policy for blood cell counters IJLH McCafferty - Wiley Online
February 24 New ICSH technical report 2023: Renewal of the reference material for haemiglobincyanide 19-1-B308 for use in standardization of blood haemoglobin measurements IJLH Harteveld - Wiley Online
ICSH Meetings
The ICSH Haemostasis Meeting – June 21st, 2024, Bangkok Thailand - registration is now open
The ICSH General Assembly – October 8th & 9th, 2024, Montpellier France - Registration will open June/July 24
Awards
Sam Machin 2023 Award Winner
Dr Zi Yun Ng (UK) - Standardisation of JAK2 p.(Val617Phe) Variant Allele Frequency Testing to Monitor Disease Status and Treatment Response in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Carol Briggs Smalley 2023 Award Winners
Ms Tara Talebi (Australia) - Development of a hydrogel cell mimic of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
Mr Shing Sugawara (Japan) - Establishment of consensus rules using a novel approach that unifies the individual subjective interpretation of features for the morphological identification of schistocytes in accordance with ICSH Recommendations 2021
Current ICSH Projects
HAEMATOLOGY
Immuno-platelet count project – JCTLM database inclusion – Mr Terry Fawcett and Dr Paul Harrison
WBC Immunodifferential project – Dr Brent Wood (USA) – Chair
HbA2 standardization project – Dr Cornelis Harteveld, the Netherlands – Chair
MPV standardization project – Dr Paul Harrison (UK) – Chair
WHO anaemia project – Dr Gina Zini (Italy) – liaison officer
JCTLM executive – Mr Terry Fawcett (Australia)
Blood Viscosity project – Dr Michael Simmonds (Australia) – Chair
Foeto-Maternal Haemorrhage (FMH) project – Dr Bruce Davis (USA) - Chair
ICSH impedance project for JCTLM – Dr Yutaka Nagai, Japan, Dr Ben Hedley Canada. Co-Chairs
HAEMOSTASIS
F11,FV11,FX, FX1, FX11, FX111, VWF inhibitor standardization project – Dr Simon Davidson, UK – Chair
ICSH guideline on haemosatsis laboratory developed tests (ldt’s) – Dr Chris Gardiner – UK - Chair
Thromboelosatography standardization project – Mr Ray Dauer, Australia - Chair
Measurement of uncertainty in Haemostasis testing – Dr Stephen McDonald, UK
Mixing studies – Dr Dorothy Adcock, USA – Chair
New ICSH Corporate Members
The ICSH welcomes new Corporate Members:
New ICSH Affiliate Members
The ICSH welcome new Affiliate Member
National Center for Clinical Laboratories (NCCL) China
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